Your idea has not common sense in it! is in fact a manifestation of that tremendous state of bewilderment into which even
the bravest spirits are apt to fall in the first week of their marriage! Bless your life! it is the “new-marrieds” (as Mazzini
would say) who have to do all the dining out in the first instance; we old-marrieds sit comfortably by our fire-sides and receive them—poor victims that they are!

Come you here then according to the custom of all civilized nations—either Saturday or Monday. Tomorrow I have to offer up a sacrifice
to the Evil genius of The Piano next door—

The old Thunderer is standing over me swearing that if I do not make haste he will be off without me— I was so sorry at having
missed you and little Her (I take it for granted that she is less than myself)— Oh that devil of an old impatient Man.

If I miss you today send me word which day you will come—best to turn over the Lady to me for the whole day and you come to dinner at five

JWC-WM [WMA], [28 Feb.]. MS: Univ. of Kansas Lib. Hitherto unpbd. Dated by the dinner, 2 March, at which the newly married Macgregors and Elizabeth Rigby were present (see TC to RMM, [1 March]), and by JWC's account of her sending them an invitation (see JWC to JW, [ca.5 March]).